Greatest Mysteries: The Story of China’s Most Famous UFO Sighting
In 1994, a woodcutter claimed to have a date with a 3-meter-tall female alien, and never wavered from his story since
The Enduring Relevance of Radio Exercise Routines in Modern China
How a German tradition from 1803 affects the massage parlors of China today
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How China Lives, Works, and Plays by the Sea
Photographer Xin Ting captures ordinary and extraordinary scenes along China’s coastline
Under the Chopstick: Folk ‘Plastic Surgery’ in China
Before China became the world’s second biggest cosmetic surgery market, these folk beliefs promised to shape people’s faces and body
A Shandong Farmer’s Big Venture in Spain
How a Chinese community of migrant workers and entrepreneurs put down roots in the Spanish capital of Madrid
The Coke Standard: Inside Shanghai’s Lockdown Barter Economy
Shanghai’s residents have turned to swapping supplies under lockdown—but is Coca-Cola really the most in-demand item?
How are Shanghai’s Migrant Workers Surviving Lockdown?
Four migrant workers in Shanghai share their lockdown stories of food shortages and being unable to work
Gone Ashore: Inside the Vanishing World of China’s “Sea Nomads”
How three generations of a family gradually gave up riding the waves off Hainan’s coast
Best (and Worst) Tiger Fashions this Lunar New Year
International brands have released their annual animal zodiac-themed products—we rate them here
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